Namib sand viper

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:snake
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bitis_peringueyi
gptkbp:activities crepuscular
gptkbp:adaptation flattened body
burrowing lifestyle
gptkbp:average_temperature high temperatures
gptkbp:behavior nocturnal
gptkbp:breeding_season gptkb:hot_spring
gptkbp:climate arid
gptkbp:clutch_size up to 20
gptkbp:color tan
sand-colored
light to dark sand
gptkbp:common_name gptkb:Peringuey's_adder
gptkbp:conservation_efforts none specific
gptkbp:conservation_status gptkb:Least_Concern
gptkbp:cultural_significance none known
gptkbp:defense_mechanism gptkb:Detective
gptkbp:diet small mammals
gptkbp:egg_color gptkb:none
gptkbp:eye_color gptkb:yellow
gptkbp:family gptkb:automobile
gptkbp:first_described_by A. Smith
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Bitis
gptkbp:growth_habit burrowing
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:dessert
gptkb:Namib_Desert
sandy soils
gptkbp:has_skin smooth
gptkbp:headcount triangular
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Namib sand viper
gptkbp:hunting_technique night
ambush
gptkbp:interacts_with rarely encountered
gptkbp:length up to 60 cm
gptkbp:lifespan up to 10 years
gptkbp:local_names gptkb:Kalahari_sand_viper
gptkbp:native_to gptkb:Namibia
gptkbp:predators birds of prey
small rodents
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:Bitis_gabonica
gptkbp:reproduction ovoviviparous
gptkbp:research_interest venom properties
gptkbp:scales keeled
gptkbp:social_structure solitary
gptkbp:species gptkb:Bitis_peringueyi
gptkbp:symbiotic_relationships none known
gptkbp:symptoms pain and swelling
gptkbp:tail_type short
gptkbp:type_of hemotoxic
gptkbp:venomous gptkb:theorem
gptkbp:wildlife habitat destruction
ambush predator
zoos in Europe
gptkbp:year 1849
gptkbp:young live young